Gappo Park (合浦公園, Gappo kōen) is an urban park in the city of Aomori, Japan, located in the eastern part of the city. Major features of the park include a public beach on Aomori Bay, various decorative trees, and the Aomori City Baseball Stadium.
The northern border of the park is Aomori Bay. A public beach lines the coast of the park along the bay. To the east of the park is the neighborhood of Tsukurimichi, a road divides the park from the neighborhood. The southern boundary of the park is flanked by shops and a shrine within the neighborhood of Gappo, National Route 4 lies just beyond the park's southern boundary. Various public buildings lie to the west of the park.[1]
Design and layoutedit
The park is centered around a 400-year-old black pine that grew alongside the Edo period road, the Ōshū Kaidō. The tree is the origin point for wide paved pathways that run towards the edges of the park. The park preserves the routing of the road in its east to west paved path as well as its boundary markers.[2]
The pine trees line the paved pathways of the park. These trees were planted as a memorial to the Japanese casualties of the First Sino-Japanese War.[3]
The park also includes a small zoo, playground space, a tennis court, an unpaved jogging course, and a tea pavilion. The park also has 670 Yoshino cherry trees. These trees make it a popular venue for hanami.[4][3]
Historyedit
The park was designed by the former official gardener of the Hirosaki Domain, Eisaku Mizuhara, and his brother Mijuro Kakizaki in 1881. The land they built the park on was the site of the Ōshū Kaidō, an Edo period road, and Eisaku's private land. In 1885 Eisaku died of karoshi (death by overwork) while building the park, after which Mijuro took full control of the park's construction.[2] Mijuro's efforts ran into financial difficulty in 1890, so the then-town of Aomori provided subsidies to help complete the park with the goal of having it eventually designated as a public area. This happened in 1895 when the park, given the name Aomori Park, was donated to Aomori, officially creating the first public park in Aomori Prefecture.[2] It was given its current name, Gappo Park, in 1901 when the park was expanded to the beach.[2]
Train services to the park began on 15 January 1924 with the establishment of Namiuchi Station [ja], though the only public transport to the area today is the Aomori City Bus since the Tōhoku Main Line was realigned away from the park in 1968.[5]
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^""合浦公園"返還 きのう米軍と返還調印" [US military returns Gappo Park and signing]. The Tōō Nippō Press (in Japanese). 10 December 1954.
April 04, 2024
gappo, park, 合浦公園, gappo, kōen, urban, park, city, aomori, japan, located, eastern, part, city, major, features, park, include, public, beach, aomori, various, decorative, trees, aomori, city, baseball, stadium, southern, entrance, locationgappo, aomori, japan. Gappo Park 合浦公園 Gappo kōen is an urban park in the city of Aomori Japan located in the eastern part of the city Major features of the park include a public beach on Aomori Bay various decorative trees and the Aomori City Baseball Stadium Gappo ParkThe southern entrance to Gappo ParkLocationGappo Aomori JapanCoordinates40 49 48 N 140 46 45 E 40 83000 N 140 77917 E 40 83000 140 77917Area17 ha 42 acres Created1895Public transit accessAomori City Bus Contents 1 Description 1 1 Design and layout 2 History 3 See also 4 ReferencesDescription edit nbsp Gappo Park s wooded area in the winter The northern border of the park is Aomori Bay A public beach lines the coast of the park along the bay To the east of the park is the neighborhood of Tsukurimichi a road divides the park from the neighborhood The southern boundary of the park is flanked by shops and a shrine within the neighborhood of Gappo National Route 4 lies just beyond the park s southern boundary Various public buildings lie to the west of the park 1 Design and layout edit The park is centered around a 400 year old black pine that grew alongside the Edo period road the Ōshu Kaidō The tree is the origin point for wide paved pathways that run towards the edges of the park The park preserves the routing of the road in its east to west paved path as well as its boundary markers 2 The pine trees line the paved pathways of the park These trees were planted as a memorial to the Japanese casualties of the First Sino Japanese War 3 The park also includes a small zoo playground space a tennis court an unpaved jogging course and a tea pavilion The park also has 670 Yoshino cherry trees These trees make it a popular venue for hanami 4 3 History editThe park was designed by the former official gardener of the Hirosaki Domain Eisaku Mizuhara and his brother Mijuro Kakizaki in 1881 The land they built the park on was the site of the Ōshu Kaidō an Edo period road and Eisaku s private land In 1885 Eisaku died of karoshi death by overwork while building the park after which Mijuro took full control of the park s construction 2 Mijuro s efforts ran into financial difficulty in 1890 so the then town of Aomori provided subsidies to help complete the park with the goal of having it eventually designated as a public area This happened in 1895 when the park given the name Aomori Park was donated to Aomori officially creating the first public park in Aomori Prefecture 2 It was given its current name Gappo Park in 1901 when the park was expanded to the beach 2 Train services to the park began on 15 January 1924 with the establishment of Namiuchi Station ja though the only public transport to the area today is the Aomori City Bus since the Tōhoku Main Line was realigned away from the park in 1968 5 After World War II the park was occupied by the United States Armed Forces until it was returned to the city of Aomori in 1954 6 See also edit nbsp Japan portalReferences edit Google 14 April 2020 Gappo Park Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 14 April 2020 a b c d 面積広げた合浦公園 １４ Expanded area of Gappo Park 14 Mutsu Shimpō in Japanese 3 November 2014 Retrieved 14 April 2020 a b 合浦公園 Gappo Park Aptinet in Japanese Retrieved 14 April 2020 Gappo Park Aomori The Japanese Gardens in Japanese Retrieved 14 April 2020 東北本線旧線区間 野内 青森 Tōhoku Main Line Nonai Aomori in Japanese 14 April 2018 Retrieved 14 April 2020 合浦公園 返還 きのう米軍と返還調印 US military returns Gappo Park and signing The Tōō Nippō Press in Japanese 10 December 1954 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gappo Park amp oldid 1084801287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
